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Can AI improve sustainability in nuclear medicine?
Nuclear medicine experts support the use of AI to improve sustainability of practices in the field, yet say implementation will require careful consideration of the technology’s benefits and detriments.
April 9, 2024
ChatGPT powered by GPT-4 and using DALL-E−3 was asked to generate an image for teaching purposes that demonstrated: a nuclear medicine bone scan with skeletal metastases (top left); coronary artery disease (top right); an F-18 FDG-PET scan of the brain with Alzheimer's disease (bottom left); and an x-ray showing a fracture (bottom right). These are misleading for educational purposes and for patients who may be searching for information. Image and caption courtesy of Radiography.
SRU releases consensus statement on endometriosis detection
By Amerigo Allegretto
The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound (SRU) has issued a new expert consensus statement that aims to improve endometriosis evaluation.
April 9, 2024
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UltraCon: Microflow imaging on par with CEUS for guiding tumor ablation
By Amerigo Allegretto
Microflow imaging performs just as well as contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for guiding tumor ablation and may be an economic alternative.
April 9, 2024
Ziyue Hu, MD, from Sichuan Cancer Hospital in China highlighted findings at UltraCon, showing that along with comparable performance in treating thyroid nodules, microflow imaging is a less costly and invasive approach to tumor ablation than CEUS.
MEG reveals how the brain processes face-like images
By Will Morton
A brain imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG) has identified a neural network that plays a key role in face pareidolia – a tendency to see faces in nonface images.
April 8, 2024
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UltraCon: Can standardized training improve eFAST learning?
By Amerigo Allegretto
A standardized training curricula can be well-received by emergency faculty who are learning extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST).
April 8, 2024
Jacqueline Gomberg, MD, from NYU Langone Health/Bellevue in New York discusses her team's faculty training course for extended focused assessment with sonography in trauma (eFAST).
PET/MRI detects brain injury in pediatric cancer survivors
By Will Morton
PET/MRI could be a tool for diagnosing brain injury due to high-dose methotrexate treatment in young cancer survivors.
April 8, 2024
A visual abstract of the study. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
UltraCon: How reliable is POCUS for pancreatic imaging?
By Amerigo Allegretto
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) isn’t typically used for imaging the pancreas, but perhaps that should change.
April 7, 2024
Alice Lee, MD, from Stanford University presents research on the feasibility and performance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) at UltraCon.
UltraCon: Hands-on training promotes student confidence in ultrasound
By Amerigo Allegretto
Hands-on training that works better with medical students' schedules can improve practical skills and foster mentorship for promoting ultrasound use, according to a presentation at UltraCon 2024 in Austin, TX.
April 7, 2024
Ernest Fonocho, MD, from the University of Texas Health McGovern Medical School in Houston presents his institute's ultrasound training curriculum at UltraCon.
Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Life Molecular Imaging and Sofie Biosciences have begun offering the Neuraceq PET radiotracer produced at Sofie's radiopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Cleveland, Ohio.
April 5, 2024
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CDL Nuclear Technologies launches mobile cardiac PET/CT trailer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The company said the mobile trailer complements its other services, which include PET/CT buildouts and on-demand daily use rubidium-82 radioisotope services.
April 5, 2024
Pet Ct Machine
Clinical value of some knee and hip MRIs questioned
By Liz Carey
Osteoarthritis appears to be a deciding factor when it comes to certain MRIs on knees and hips in people 45 and up, according to NYU Langone Health and University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers.
April 5, 2024
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MRI shows preeclampsia's effect on maternal heart, fetal brain
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI reveals the negative effects of preeclampsia on pregnant women's hearts and on the brains of their fetuses, according to research published in April.
April 5, 2024
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